"All State education is a sort of dynamo machine for polarizing the popular mind; for turning and holding its lines of force in the direction supposed to be most effective for State purposes."

-- Henry Adams

#Education Quotes #Mind Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Salvation is a gift given, not a bargain struck.”

Source : Robert Farrar Capon (1967). “The Romance of the Word: One Man's Love Affair with Theology : Three Books”, p.328, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
“It is proper for people to have friends, friendships without self-interest. Without friends, life is too lonely.”
“But if we continue in sin, and rebel and harden our hearts, we shall become so inured and fixed in it, that it will be natural, and we shall choose it from time to time.”

Source : Elias Hicks (1828). “The Quaker, Being a Series of Sermons by Members of the Society of Friends ...”, p.221
“I like to think of myself as the Chris Benoit of the movie industry, capable of taking any picture and carrying it to box-office success. Take Garden State, without me that would have just been two hours of Portman doging.”
“They wrote it that my moustache was insured for 13 million.”
“I wouldn't change anything 'cause I love my life”
“Iâ€™m instantly mortified by my fat, uncontrollable mouth, but thatâ€™s when it occurs to me that my humor is a self-defense mechanism. Even though I may come off like a stark raving asshat, being funny is the most important tool I have to stay sane. The ability to say what I think is the key to allowing me to feel in control.”
“People say they throwing a bboy jam but it is really a bboy competition, there's a difference! Call it the correct thing, please!”

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